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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Dominican Republic to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Corporations want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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